Words Kill - Calling for the Destruction of "Class Enemies" in China, 1949-1953 (Electronic book text)

When communist revolutionaries seized control of mainland China in 1949, they faced enormous challenges of state and nation building. China occupied a vast territory, had a huge and poorly integrated population and suffered from a woefully backward economy. Building a Socialist Chinese state required effective management of the significant resistance to the imposition of the communist regime. This study examines the language the Chinese Communist Party employed as an essential part of its strategy to achieving these goals.